21.2.10

E A S T E N D E R S

So, whilst we mourn the death of Bradley, stand open mouthed at Ronnie's secret, and recover from Roxy's hair malfunction (oh yeah, and the revelation that Stacey killed Archie etc.) BRAND BARNETT thought we'd share how we celebrated Eastenders 25th Anniversary. The festivities began around Jo's house, and we convened in her living room literally shaking with excitement in anticipation of the live episode. It didn't disappoint. I would also like to congratulate the slightly slow cameraman who inadvertently brought back the crash zoom technique to our 21st century TV screens.

Next day, festivities continued. We'd heard about the Eastenders exhibition in Birmingham city, so off we went. The one cabinets worth of stuff was, lets just say, a sample of 25 years worth of props, but I still got a small thrill at seeing the night dress Janine wore when she was thrown out by Archie Mitchell on Christmas night.

JAMES BARNETT

James makes window displays and films. He is currently in the midst of editing his latest documentary: WHERE WE ARE NOW. He is also one half of the creative cartel STUDIOGRABDOWN www.studiograbdown.com Contact James on Twitter @BRANDBARNETT Instagram @Makemeaoffer and Email jamesbarnett15@hotmail.com